Four Codarts students were selected to make up a panel responsible for choosing a conductor to direct an orchestral project at the conservatory. A few weeks ago I spoke with Ruoran Ma, Bruno Vicente and Naomi van Hessen to learn more about their thoughts and expectations in anticipation for the competition. Ruoran, a Classical Voice Masters student, claimed that, especially for opera performers, the conducting process is a process of mutual learning. The conductor is at the core of the entire performance: they can stimulate performers’ individual expressions. Nevertheless, opera actors can
Step into a mad scientist’s lab and in the world of object manipulation with someone who is guided through an emotional inner journey. Feel free to embrace ambiguity, to explore handstands and acrobatics or enjoy a walk on the tight wire, while examining how taking risks can open up paths. Enter the aerial space in which one artist is armed with all her beloved ones and others are suspended between longing and uncertainty and discover that getting lost can sometimes be exactly the quest. In a world that seems to turn upside down, being visible is not the point but being seen is. Circus is still
Step into a mad scientist’s lab and in the world of object manipulation with someone who is guided through an emotional inner journey. Feel free to embrace ambiguity, to explore handstands and acrobatics or enjoy a walk on the tight wire, while examining how taking risks can open up paths. Enter the aerial space in which one artist is armed with all her beloved ones and others are suspended between longing and uncertainty and discover that getting lost can sometimes be exactly the quest. In a world that seems to turn upside down, being visible is not the point but being seen is. Circus is still
Rotterdam Arts & Sciences Lab (RASL) degree is a five-year Dual Degree programme, combining a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Asrts & Sciences at EUC or International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies at EUR and a Bachelor from either Codarts (Music) or Willem de Kooning Academy (Arts). During this Experience Day you'll be able to explore the programme during information sessions, talk to students and staff and attend presentations about current research projects within the RASL community.
The World Music department was established in the late 1980s by Jan Laurens Hartong and Joep Bor, making Codarts the first conservatoire in the Netherlands to concentrate on musical traditions from various parts of the world. This pioneering effort set a new standard, and over the years, Codarts has distinguished itself internationally through this department. Reclaiming a pioneering role However, an extensive survey of faculty and industry experts revealed that the World Music department, in its current form, no longer met the evolving needs and expectations of students and the music industry
Since 2019 he has been Principal Guest of the Residentie Orkest and Artistic Partner of the St Paul Chamber. He was Music Director (now Emeritus) of the Philharmonia Baroque 2020-2024, Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music 2005-2020, and Associate Artist with the Scottish Chamber 2011-2017. He straddles the worlds of historically-informed and modern symphonic performance and has conducted many leading symphony orchestras, notably the London Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw and Philadelphia orchestras. He made his Glyndebourne debut in 2007 and conducted opera cycles of Monteverdi, Purcell
Program: E6D7: Edoardo Caleffi (16’) Grasshopper: Weronika Ast (9’) Issues with my other half: Panagiotis Tsamouras (6’) La noirceur souterraine des racines: Javier Rodriguez Garcia (10’) Lotus eyed girl: Celeste Wright (6’) Flower rain: Agamemnon Maziotis-Vasileiou (8’) Ingresso Animali: All 6 students (15’) Length: 120 min
